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AVEVA Everything3D (1.1)
Pipework Modelling
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CONTENTS
1
Introduction ..........................................................................................................................11
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
Objectives........................................................................................................................................ 11
Prerequisites ................................................................................................................................... 12
Course Structure............................................................................................................................. 12
Using this Guide ............................................................................................................................. 12
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10.1
Pipe Splitting ............................................................................................................................. 177
10.1.1 Splitting Options....................................................................................................................... 178
10.1.2 Split Pipes on a Plane ............................................................................................................. 178
10.1.3 Split Pipes into Segments........................................................................................................ 181
10.1.4 Split by Moving Component..................................................................................................... 182
10.1.5 Assembly Tab .......................................................................................................................... 183
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11.1
Introduction to Hole Management ........................................................................................... 191
11.1.1 Request and Approval Workflow ............................................................................................. 192
11.2
Introduction to Non-Penetration Managed Holes .................................................................. 192
11.3
Use of the Hole Management Application .............................................................................. 192
11.4
Creating Single Penetrations ................................................................................................... 193
11.4.1 ATTA From Pipe Spec............................................................................................................. 194
11.4.2 Coupling from Pipe Spec ......................................................................................................... 197
11.4.3 Pipe Penetration Examples (Standard Types) ........................................................................ 198
11.5
The Hole Management Utility ................................................................................................... 199
11.5.1 Create Holes Section............................................................................................................... 199
11.5.2 Merge Holes ............................................................................................................................ 203
11.5.3 Modify Holes ............................................................................................................................ 204
11.5.4 Utilities ..................................................................................................................................... 205
11.6
Creating Non-Penetration Managed Holes Free Holes....................................................... 209
11.6.1 Free Holes ............................................................................................................................... 209
11.7
Hole Management...................................................................................................................... 214
11.7.1 Hole Association Filters ........................................................................................................... 214
11.7.2 Show Tags............................................................................................................................... 216
11.7.3 Translucent Penetrated ........................................................................................................... 217
11.7.4 Hole Association Options ........................................................................................................ 217
11.7.5 Managing Hole Associations ................................................................................................... 218
Data Consistency............................................................................................................237
12.1
Data Consistency ...................................................................................................................... 237
12.1.1 Possible Types of Data Error................................................................................................... 237
12.1.2 Accessing the Data Consistency Checks................................................................................ 238
12.1.3 The Report Format .................................................................................................................. 239
12.1.4 Data Consistency Diagnostic Messages ................................................................................. 240
12.1.5 Example of Diagnostic Messages ........................................................................................... 240
Clash Detection...............................................................................................................247
13.1
Accessing the Clashes Form ................................................................................................... 247
13.2
Executing a Clash Check ......................................................................................................... 247
13.2.1 Validation Philosophy .............................................................................................................. 248
Design Checker...............................................................................................................251
14.1
Design Checker ......................................................................................................................... 251
14.1.3 Design Checker Results .......................................................................................................... 254
14.2
Design Checker (Worked Example) ..................................................................................... 255
15.1
Definitions.................................................................................................................................. 257
15.1.1 Pipe Spools.............................................................................................................................. 257
15.1.2 Pipe Pieces.............................................................................................................................. 257
15.2
Accessing the Pipe Production Checks Form ....................................................................... 258
15.2.1 Setting Up Production Checks................................................................................................. 259
15.2.2 Define Auto Resolve Preferences ........................................................................................... 259
15.2.3 Define Auto-Naming Preferences............................................................................................ 260
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Creating Isometrics.........................................................................................................273
Creating Pipe Isometrics .......................................................................................................... 273
Creating System Isometrics..................................................................................................... 274
17.1
Accessing the AVEVA E3D Draw Module............................................................................... 277
17.2
Creating a Registry ................................................................................................................... 278
17.3
Creating Pipe Sketches ............................................................................................................ 279
17.3.1 Design Elements to Search Under .......................................................................................... 280
17.3.2 Filter the Spools Using ............................................................................................................ 280
17.3.3 Search Results ........................................................................................................................ 281
17.3.4 Sketch Creation Options.......................................................................................................... 281
17.3.5 Create Sketches ...................................................................................................................... 282
Appendix B Model Editing / Pipe Editing / Quick Pipe Router Menus ...............................289
B.1 Model Editor Cardinal Direction Handle Menu......................................................................... 289
B.2 Model Editor Rotational Handle Menu ...................................................................................... 290
B.3 Pipe Editing Handle Menu.......................................................................................................... 291
B.4 Quick Pipe Router - Extend Route Handle Menu........................................................................ 292
B.5 Quick Pipe Router - Rotational Handle Menu ............................................................................. 294
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CHAPTER 1
1 Introduction
Alongside the other primary modelling processes pipe routing is a time consuming activity on any project.
The aim of the course is to provide the skills required to use the AVEVA Everything3D (AVEVA E3D)
Pipework application in the most productive way. It will introduce some of the techniques that are used in
the other Model applications and provide an understanding of piping components, routing, checking
isometrics and simple clash detection.
1.1
Objectives
Understand the concept of branch heads and tails, the importance of component list order and flow
direction within a Branch
Use of assemblies
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1.2
Prerequisites
It is expected that trainees will have completed the TM 1801 AVEVA Everything3D Foundations training
course. Trainees who can demonstrate a suitable understanding of other AVEVA E3D applications and
techniques may also be permitted to undertake the training.
1.3
Course Structure
Training will consist of oral and visual presentations, demonstrations, worked examples and set exercises.
Each workstation will have a training project populated with model objects. This will be used by the trainees
to practice their methods and complete the set exercises.
1.4
Certain text styles are used to indicate special situations throughout this document. A summary of these
styles is provided below.
Button press actions are indicated by bold dark turquoise text.
Information the user has to enter will be bold red text.
Where supplementary information is provided, or reference is made to other documentation, the following
symbols and styles will be used.
Additional information
System prompts will be bold, italic and in inverted commas i.e. 'Choose function'.
Example files or inputs will be in the bold courier new font.
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CHAPTER 2
2 Piping in AVEVA E3D (Basic Concepts)
2.1
Login to AVEVA E3D using the details provided by the Trainer. They will typically be as shown below:
Project:
Training
User:
A.PIPER
Password:
MDB:
A-PIPING
On the Tools tab, in the Training group, click the Setup button to display the Training
Setup form.
From the Piping tab select the Pipework Modelling radio button to indicate the current training course and
check the Setup Training Course checkbox. Click the Apply button followed by the Close button to close
the form.
Completed Exercises are available via the Training Setup form and may be accessed by the Trainer if
required.
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2.2
A default screen layout will be displayed comprising the Microsoft Office Fluentbased user interface
and a Model Explorer showing all the objects from the current project databases.
Once the Model module has been started, it must be checked that the Pipework application is running. This
can be seen on the options list at top of the model framework, in the screenshot below it is showing the
General application. This can be changed by selecting Piping from the options list as shown.
Selecting the Piping application will add the Piping tab to the new Microsoft Office Fluentbased user
interface.
2.3
Piping Tab
The Piping tab is used to manipulate pipes, branches and branch components and also invoke the functions
and tools specific to the Pipework application. It is split into seven groups:-
Create
Modify
Tools
Penetrate
Isometrics
Production
PSI
Throughout this training guide it will be assumed that the Piping tab is being used unless otherwise
stated.
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2.4
There is a separate model hierarchy for pipe routing, as shown below. In principle, each pipe element may
own a number of branches. In turn, branches may own a number of piping components, e.g. valves,
reducers, tees, flanges, etc.
The difference between pipes and branches is that a branch is only considered to have two ends, while a
pipe may have any number of ends, depending on the number of branches it owns.
A pipe with three ends and two branches is shown below. The second
branch is connected to the first at the tee.
This demonstrates another piping hierarchy rule. Although a branch
only has two ends, it may own components (in this case a tee) which
connect to other branches.
These simple concepts enable any number of piping configurations to
be developed, and forms the basis of all existing designed AVEVA
E3D pipework.
They define the start and finish points of a pipe route (known as the Head and Tail in AVEVA
E3D).
The position and order of the piping components below branch level determine the physical route. In AVEVA
E3D it is only necessary to consider the fittings, because the pipe that appears between fittings is
automatically set (or implied) by AVEVA E3D according to the specifications of the fittings.
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2.5
Piping Specifications
In the same way that design offices have standard piping specifications, AVEVA E3D has a set of
specifications from which the designer can select. All the components within AVEVA E3D must be defined in
the Catalogue and be placed in a Specification before they can be selected. In the Training Project there are
three such specifications:
A1A
A3B
F1C
These specifications contain all the fittings required for the course exercises. An important point to
remember when using the application is which specification is currently being used as the default.
For the Training Project, the first letter in the pipe name represents the specification to be used. For
example, the PIPE /150-B-5 has the letter B to represent the specification.
The specification letters are as follows:
A = /A1A
B = /A3B
C = /F1C
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2.6
Insulation Spec
Tracing Spec
Temperature
Pressure
Slope Ref.
2.7
The following sections include a worked example which covers pipe creation, branch positioning and
connecting a branch head/tail.
It is usual to create pipe elements in situ to allow referencing of other model elements.
Add EQUI D1201 and :HEATEX E1302A owned by ZONE-EQUIPMENT-AREA01 which in turn belongs to
SITE-EQUIPMENT-AREA01 to the 3D View.
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Before creating the pipe navigate to the correct ZONE using the
Model Explorer, in this case ZONE /ZONE-PIPING-AREA01.
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2.8
All branches need to have a start and end point. These can be a position in space (3D co-ordinates), the
flange face of a nozzle, a tee or various other points in the model. Heads and tails are set up via a series of
attributes that belong to the branch element.
The branch head is at the face of Nozzle 1 and the branch tail is at the face of Nozzle 2. The head and tail
can be easily distinguished by the different symbols which can be seen when the connected element is not
in the 3D View.
2.8.1
HPOS
HCON
HDIR
The direction in which the start of the branch is pointing (looking down the bore).
HBOR
HREF
The name of the item to which the branch head is connected (e.g. /C1101-N1). If
this is not set, then the branch is open to the atmosphere for a vent or drain.
HSTU
This is a reference to the catalogue, which determines the material of the first piece
of pipe, between the start of the branch and the first fitting (this still needs to be set, even if there is
a fitting connected directly to the head).
2.8.2
TPOS
TCON
TDIR
bore).
The direction in which the end of the branch is pointing (looking back down the
TBOR
TREF
The name of the item to which the branch tail is connected (e.g. /150-A-3). If this is
not set, then the branch is open to the atmosphere for a vent or drain.
It is not necessary to specify each of these attributes every time a branch is created. On most
occasions when a branch head or tail is defined, it will be connected to another pipe or to a nozzle. The
act of connecting to another item sets the branch head/tail attributes automatically.
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2.9
In AVEVA E3D terms a pipe is an administration element. The branch element holds the geometric data.
On clicking the Apply button on the Pipe Editor: Create Pipe
form the Pipe Editor: Modify Pipe form is automatically
displayed so that the branch head and tail can be specified.
The upper section of the displays the pipe name and
specification.
There is also a list of existing branches containing the reference
names for head and tail connections.
At present the head and tail entries are blank because the
branch has not been connected.
The lower section of the form shows the Branch Head and
Branch Tail tabs. These allow the positioning, connection and
setting of various other attributes for the head and tail of the
selected branch.
It can be considered that there are two methods of doing this:-
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2.11
The explicit definition method involves the use of the tab below the List of Connections fold-up panel.
When setting the branch head or tail explicitly, each of the
previously described branch attributes needs to be specified.
Bore: Nominal Bore size of the pipe. The options list contains all
sizes available in the current specification.
Connection: select from the options list of the available head/tail
connection types.
Direction: - the head direction is with the flow and the tail direction
is against the flow.
The Pick Position button can be used to graphically set the
head/tail position using the Positioning Control toolbar. This is with
respect to the World.
Position: Position in world co-ordinates. This can be expressed in
ENU or XYZ format.
By default setting the initial position for the head will result in the tail
also being positioned and vice versa. The position of the tail is in
relation to that of the head.
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2.12
This will result in the name of the EQUI being added to the form
and the List of Connections fold-up panel being populated with
the nozzle connections and their availability from the EQUI.
In this case click N2 from the list followed by the Connect To
Selected button.
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In this case the head and tail connections are in line resulting in
the route from head to tail being geometrically correct.
When the route of the branch is geometrically correct the
implied tube will be created.
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2.14
If there is a requirement to modify the pipe or branch once it has been created, select the pipe in the 3D
View or from the Model Explorer and then from the Modify group click the Modify Pipe button to display
the Pipe Editor: Modify Pipe form.
Alternatively, if the Pipe Editor: Modify Pipe form is already open navigate to the pipe and click the Set
Working Pipe button on the form. Allowing the navigation between pipes without having to close the form
and reopen it each time
The form displays the existing branches owned by the pipe in the
Connectivity table. Highlighting the branch which requires modifying in this
table will display the head and tail details and connection information on the
relevant tab. The selected branch will also be highlighted in the 3D View
Branch B1 selected
for modification.
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Branch B2
selected for
modification.
The form is also used to create a new branch by clicking the Create New Branch button. The head and tail
position for the new branch can now be defined.
If the Modify > Modify Pipe or Set Working Pipe button is clicked and the Current Element is not a valid
pipe, branch or component then a warning will be displayed.
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Create Pipe /200-B-4 below ZONE /ZONE-PIPINGAREA01 using the following information:
Primary System
System B.
Process
Specification
A3B
Bore
200mm
Create Pipe /150-A-57 below ZONE /ZONE-PIPINGAREA01 using the following information:
Primary System
System A.
Process
Specification
A1A
Bore
150mm
Insulation
= 50mm_FibreGlass
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Practice navigating between the different pipes and
branches.
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CHAPTER 3
3 Component Creation and Modification
3.1
When a branch head and tail is initially defined, the branch will consist of a single section of pipe running in
a straight line between the head and tail positions. This will appear as a dotted line between the two points
unless the head and tail are aligned along a common axis and have the same bore. The presence of the
dotted line indicates that the branch route is incorrectly defined.
The next step in designing a pipe is to create and position a series of fittings, which define the pipe route
required. It is necessary to decide which piping components are needed in order to satisfy the requirements
of the process. The components must be arranged so that the pipe meets the design requirements. It is not
necessary to know the dimensions of fittings as AVEVA E3D derives these automatically from the catalogue.
To create components, first select an item from the list of fittings available from the associated piping
specification. Typical fitting types are Elbows, Tees, Reducers, Flanges, Gaskets and Valves. There is some
intelligence built into the AVEVA E3D forms so that by placing, for example a valve, the associated Gaskets
and Flanges will also be created.
For all piping components, the following steps will need to be performed:
The Tube does not have to be created explicitly; it is created automatically and implied between adjacent
fittings.
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3.2
Piping components have Ppoints (similar to those for equipment primitives). The significance of Ppoints is
twofold. Firstly, they define the connection points, and secondly, they determine the branch flow through
the component by means of Arrive and Leave attributes.
For the reducer shown below, the large end is at P1 and the small end is at P2. If this component is used to
increase the bore of the branch, the flow in the direction of the branch will be from P2 to P1. In order to tell
AVEVA E3D the necessary flow direction, there are two numeric attributes, Arrive and Leave, which must be
set to the ppoint numbers required. In this case, Arrive would be set to 2 and Leave would be set to 1. (The
default is Arrive 1 Leave 2). Forms and menus within AVEVA E3D will handle all connections; however it is
important to understand the concepts behind the connections.
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3.3.1
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3.4
The first section of this worked example is very simple and will cover the completion of PIPE /80-B-7 that
was created in the worked example in the previous chapter.
Navigate to BRAN 80-B-7/B1 in the Model Explorer.
When adding flanges to head or tail the branch must be the current
element.
Click the Create > Create Component button to display the Piping
Component Editor form.
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The next section of this worked example will handle the creation of some of the components for PIPE /200B-4 that was created in Exercise 1 of the previous chapter.
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Navigate to the flange at the tail of the branch and create a third
elbow, ensuring that the Against Flow button has been clicked.
These elbows require modification because the orientation is not
correct to suit the desired route.
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3.5
The Piping Component Editor form promotes the workflow of creation and modification from the same
form maintaining focus in a single area of the application.
Retrospective modification can also be performed using the Model Editor, refer to Chapter 4.
The Modify tab differs to the Select tab in that it is not
necessary to use the Set Working Branch button to
update the form to the current branch or component.
The form tracks the current element allowing the
selection of any pipe component for which the user
has write access for modification.
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Orientation Functions
Other Functions
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3.5.1
The mode currently being used can be determined by which button is visible. This mode will be set until it is
changed.
The following sections will use the Forwards direction mode only unless otherwise stated.
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3.5.2
Positioning Functions
Branch Head
Previous Component
Align with Previous
Next Component
Branch Tail
Cursor Pick
Distance From Previous
Tube Length from Previous
Advanced Drag Move
Advanced Move
The following explanations will assume that the Forwards direction mode has been selected unless
stated otherwise.
With the exception of Advanced Drag Move and Advanced Move the remaining Positioning functions use
a constrained centreline from the previous or next component to position the component being modified. The
use of the previous or next component from which the constrained centreline is applied is dependent on the
Forwards or Backwards mode respectively. The component will be positioned so that the origin is along
the constrained centreline. The orientation of the component is not altered when using the Positioning
functions.
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Branch Head
Branch Tail
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Previous Component
Next Component
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Cursor Pick
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The Select Through Plane form allows the selection of three possible planes using the radio buttons.
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These are the advanced forms and are consequently handled in a separate chapter refer to chapter 6 Advanced Positioning Forms.
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3.5.3
This will set the value in the Direction textbox. Alternatively the
value can be entered directly into the textbox.
The default orientation for the current form can be changed from
the right click menu. However if the form is initialised again the
orientation will be reset to the default.
Clicking one of the planes will change the appearance of the tool allowing a more specific direction to be
selected. The result of this does depend upon the original orientation of the component.
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The Rotation tool can also be applied to other component types. The
appearance of the gadget will change depending upon the object
being rotated as shown here for a valve.
In Forwards mode the arrive of the component is in the opposite direction to the leave of the
previous.
In Backwards mode the leave of the component is in the opposite direction to the arrive of the
next.
This orientation is performed before the direction of the leave (Forwards) or arrive (Backwards) is changed.
The position of the component is not altered.
Consequently the Direction functions might have unexpected results if:
The arrive of the component is not orientated to the leave of the previous in Forwards mode.
The leave of the component is not orientated to the arrive of the next in Backwards mode.
(The above situations are usually instantly recognisable because there will be no implied tube at the arrive
or leave).
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Selecting a rotation that does not align with the bolt hole spacing will result in the associated flanges being
highlighted and a question form appearing. Clicking the Yes button will also rotate the flanges while clicking
the No button will maintain the original flange rotations resulting in the flange bolt holes being misaligned
with those of the valve.
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Should any misalignment between the bolt holes need to rectified the Connect to Previous button can
be used, see section 3.5.5 for further details.
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3.5.4
Orientation Functions
Direction To Next
Direction To Previous
Direction To Head
Direction To Tail
Orientate Component
Flip Component
Align Selection/Component
Direct Selection/Component
The following explanations will assume that the Forwards direction mode has been selected unless
stated otherwise.
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Scenario:- The elbow has been created and positioned directly below the
tail of the branch. In Forwards mode the Direction To Tail button can be
used to direct the leave of the elbow to the tail position.
Scenario:- The elbow has been created and positioned at the same
height as the head of the branch. In Backwards mode the Direction To
Head button can be used to align the arrive of the elbow to the head
position.
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Orientate Component
Flip Component
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For the Align Selection/Component function to work correctly implied tube is required which
constrains the movement of the elbow along its centreline. Without the implied tube the results are
difficult to predict.
In the example below the pipe route is being modified so that the current 45 degree elbow is aligned to the
next component, a 90 degree elbow. The angle of the 45 degree elbow is then changed to the suit the
required direction.
Align Selection/Component
Direct Selection/Component
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3.5.5
Other Functions
Copy Component
Connect To Previous
Modify Arrive/Leave
Auto Complete
Copy Component
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Clicking the Modify Arrive/Leave button as shown will open the relevant form.
This can be reconfigured to suit alternative requirements. For instance it may be a requirement to set the
Leave as P3 and keep the Arrive as P1 which will result in P2 being the free connection for the branch. This
can be achieved using the pull down menus on the form and clicking the Apply button:
In the above instance it would be necessary to reconfigure the connection for the branch.
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Auto Complete
As an example, if this is applied to BRAN /200-B-4/B1 created in the previous worked example the logic
applied can be easily seen..
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3.5.6
The Component Sequence List is an ordered list of components for the current branch. It provides an
alternative method of navigating to the components within the branch whilst maintaining focus on the Piping
Component Editor form.
The CE is in the centre of the Component Sequence
List and is highlighted as shown. This is also reflected
in the Model Explorer and the 3D View in the usual
manner.
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3.6
This worked example will modify the elbows belonging to PIPE /200-B-4 already created in the previous
worked example.
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3.7
With equipment and structure elements, the order in which the elements are created is of no importance to
the final outcome. With piping components, the order in which they are laid out, as well as their individual
positions and orientations, determines the final pipe route.
To help with this a Component Position Pointer is displayed at the current element. This aids the selection
of With Flow or Against Flow on the Select tab of the Piping Component Editor form. The direction and
position of the Component Position Pointer is determined by the selection. This indicates the position of
the new component being created.
This is demonstrated below on the elbow created previously on PIPE /200-B-4.
With Flow
Against Flow
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On the Project tab, select Options > System, followed by the Explorer Settings button to display the
Piping Settings form
Checking the Show TUBI/ROD checkbox and clicking the Apply button will display the implied tube
segments in the Model Explorer as shown below.
When using AVEVA E3D the list order becomes second nature after the creation of a number of branches.
However during the initial use careful attention should be paid to the order of the hierarchy.
Consider carefully where the next item is going to be inserted by watching the Component Pointer and
checking the Model Explorer frequently.
When creating a component at the branch head or branch tail, the branch must be the current element.
This was demonstrated in the previous worked example, see section 3.4.
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3.8
Thus far this guide has only covered the creation of components using the connect method. However inline
components can be inserted into the tube elements of the branch.
From the Standard Components tab click the
Flange button.
When indicating the implied tube, clicking too close to existing components may result in the
component being connected as opposed to being inserted in the implied tube as intended. This is
controlled by the Piping Settings form, see section 3.17 for further details.
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3.9
Tees can be connected or inserted using the same methods that have already been described in this guide,
but there is some additional information that needs to be provided.
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A set on tee does not have any graphical representation, but it can be seen in the Model Explorer.
The direction of a set-on tee may need to be changed. To do this the direction of P3 must be known.
With the TEE selected from the Model Explorer in the
Common group, select the General option from the
Attributes options list.
From the Query form select P3. This shows that P3 lies in
the North direction.
The direction can be changed using the Rotation tool as
shown previously or using the Model Editor, refer to
chapter 4
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3.10
Reducers can be connected or inserted using the same methods that have already been described in this
guide, but there is some additional information that needs to be provided..
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3.11
Some piping specifications contain tube elements that have alternative wall thicknesses for a single bore
size, i.e. /A150. For this to be the case the specification in the Paragon module will contain multiple entries
for the bore which in turn refer to an alternative wall thickness table (WTHTAB), as shown below.
Once the leave tube has been set to an alternative, the alternative will be used for any new fittings that are
created.
For additional information relating to the queries available for wall thicknes refer to Appendix A.
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3.12
Deleting Components
So far this guide has covered the creation and modification of pipes, branches and components, however
from time to time it is necessary to delete components from the branch.
Using the Model Explorer, 3D View or Component Sequence List indicate the component to be deleted,
in this case it is the tee created in the previous section.
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3.13
It is possible to graphically indicate the first and last component within a range and then delete them in a
single operation. In this case the flanges, gasket and reducer will be deleted.
In the Tools group, click the Delete Range button. A prompt appears, Identify start of range selection to
delete, indicate the first component. A second prompt now appears, Identify end of range selection to
delete, indicate the last component.
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3.14
This worked example will continue the creation of BRAN /150-A-57/B1 by adding the necessary valve and
reducer at the suction connection nozzle /P1502B/N1.
From the Select tab select the Arrive Minor, Leave Major
button, set the SType filter to CONC and the Leave Bore to
150mm.
This will present only a single component in the SType list.
Click the Against Flow button followed by the Connect
button.
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Select the Modify tab and click the Change to Backwards Mode
button.
From the Other section of the Modify tab, click the Connect To
Previous button, which in Backwards mode will connect to the
next component.
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From the Select tab select the EL90 as shown from the SType
list.
Ensuring the With Flow button has been selected click the
Connect button.
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With the elbow previously created still the CE, click the Tee
button from the Standard Components tab.
From the Select tab select the SType Filter options list to T
and the Conn. Bore to 150mm.
In the Config. section click the Arrive By Connection button.
Ensuring the With Flow button has been selected click the
Connect button.
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Select the Modify tab on the form and enter a value of 750mm
in the textbox and click the Distance From Previous button.
With the tee previously created still the CE, click the Elbow
button from the Standard Components tab.
From the Select tab select the EL90 as shown from the SType
list.
Ensuring the With Flow button has been selected click the
Connect button.
Select the Modify tab on the form and click the Next
Component button from the Position Through section of the
form.
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This will extend the leg so that the elbow is aligned in the
East axis with the tail position.
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Primary System
Process System B
Specification
A3B
Bore
100mm
Use a combination of weld neck flanges for the valves and slip-on flanges elsewhere.
The flanges downstream of the valves will be weld neck, which is technically incorrect. These will be
changed to slip-on in the next section of the guide
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3.15
Frequently it is necessary to modify single components by using the Reselect tab available from the Piping
Component Editor form.
The Reselect tab works similarly to the Modify tab in
that the form tracks the current element.
The upper section of the tab lists the component name,
specification and bore.
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3.16
This worked example will modify the flanges belonging to PIPE /100-B-8 already created in the previous
exercise.
Select the Reselect tab and from the Sub-Types option list
select FSO to filter the selection.
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3.17
The Piping Settings form is used to control some of the default behaviour within the Piping module.
3.17.1
Creation
Selection
Display
The Creation section handles the default behaviour that is encountered when using the Select tab on the
Piping Component Editor form.
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3.17.2
3.17.2.1 Descriptions
The Descriptions options list sets the format of the component descriptions
that are shown on both the Select and Reselect tabs of the Piping
Component Editor form.
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3.17.3
The Display sets the default orientation of the Direction Tool that is present
on the Modify tab of the Piping Component Editor form.
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CHAPTER 4
4 Using the Model Editor
So far in this guide the positioning of the components has been handled using Piping Component Editor
form. However this can also be carried using the Model Editor, which also has the capability to create the
initial route of the branch using the Quick Pipe Router functionality.
4.1
If a pipe, branch or component, (singular or multiple) needs modification i.e. moving, this can be done by
using the Model Editor functionality.
The Model Editor can be invoked in the following ways:-
When active the Model Editor handle can be seen in the 3D View.
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4.1.1
Linear Increment
Angular Increment
The Linear increment is specified in the currently active units. The Linear increment controls the delta
value used when dragging a graphical selection using a linear or planar handle. The default step size is
50mm, (or 2 inches).
The Fine linear increment has the same function as the linear increment, but with a default step size in
5mm. After the selection has been dragged into an approximate position, fine 'nudges' are achieved by
using the '2' and '8' numeric keypad keys or the arrow keys with the mouse button held down
The Angular increment controls the value used when dragging a graphical selection using a rotation
handle. The default angular increment is 5 degrees
Selecting the pipe modification handle and clicking the arrows on the keyboard will move the selection 1mm
at a time.
Fine linear increment
Angular increment
When the Model Editor is active a graphical aid indicates the direction of flow within the branch.
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4.1.2
This section will introduce the use of the Enter Offset and Enter Distance From functions using PIPE /100B-8 as an example. Inline components can be distinguished by the fact they are held within the constraints
of the implied tube. Consequently the appearance of the Model Editor handles is slightly different. These
handles are known as the Pipe Editing handles and limit the movement of the selection to the axes of the
branch leg.
Positioning the cursor over the Pipe Editing handle in the North axis
and select Enter Offset from the right mouse button menu to display
the Constrained Move form. Enter the Offset value of 200mm and
click the Preview button, if the preview is acceptable then click the
OK button.
Alternatively, move the cursor over the Pipe Editing handle in the North axis and select Enter Distance
From > Leave /Origin /Direction Change. from the right mouse button menu. The Distance from
Leave/Origin/Direction Change form appears showing the current distance, key in the distance from value
required. Once again the Preview and OK buttons can be used as before.
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The From Current Position option will initially display a value of 0, but can be used in conjunction with the
drag functionality to offset the selection by a delta value, in this case 100mm as seen functions using PIPE
/100-B-8 as an example.
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4.1.3
Move Handle
To aid manipulation of the graphical selection it is also possible to change to position of the handles. In the
previous section the Pipe Editing handles were in the correct position prior to moving the fitting. There are
frequently times when this need to be changed before any move can be carried out. To change the position
of the handles move the cursor over a Pipe Editing handle and from the right click menu select Move
Handle > Opposite End of Selection or End of Selection depending upon the handle selected.
This can best be demonstrated on a group of components. The Pipe Editing handles will initially be
positioned at the centre of the selection as already seen. Positioning the cursor over the Pipe Editing
handle in the South axis select Move Handle > End of Selection from the right mouse button menu. The
Pipe Editing handles will be repositioned to the corresponding end of the selection.
Using the same Pipe Editing handle select Move Handle > Opposite End of Selection from the right
mouse button menu. The Pipe Editing handles will be repositioned to the other end of the selection.
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4.1.4
Inline components that have not been connected to another branch can be moved into another leg of the
pipeline providing it is within the same branch.
Feature Highlighting has to be inactive to move the component to other legs in the branch .Press the F key
to toggle this on/off.
The current status of Feature Highlighting can also be
checked from the Model Editor group of the 3D View
tab.
The Pipe Editing handle can then be used to drag the components into the other leg of the branch.
If at any point during the use of the Model Editor the operation needs to be cancelled the Esc key can
be used to return the graphical selection back to its original position.
4.1.5
With the Model Editor active on the inline component drag the Rotational handle to the required angle. The
delta value for the current rotation and the resulting direction can be seen in the 3D View.
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4.1.6
With the Model Editor active on the inline component select Orient To Point from the right click menu.
Move the cursor over the P-points of the other components, when the orientation is correct select the P-point
to fix the rotation the Rotational handle to the required angle. The delta value for the current rotation and
the resulting direction can be seen in the 3D View.
4.1.7
With the Model Editor active on the inline component select Align with Direction from the right click menu.
Move the cursor over the P-points of the other components, the directional plane will be highlighted and the
component will be aligned, when the alignment is correct select the P-point to fix the rotation.
4.1.8
With the Model Editor active on the inline component select Align with from the right click menu .The Enter
Direction For Z Axis form appears, enter E 45 U and then click the Preview button. If the preview is correct
then click the OK button, if not enter another direction and repeat process.
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4.1.9
With the Model Editor active on the inline component select Enter Value from the right click menu. The
Rotate Selection About X form appears. Enter the rotational value required, in this case 180 and then click
the Preview button. If the preview is correct then click the OK button, if not enter another value and repeat
process.
These are absolute angles taken from the starting position i.e. entering 0 degrees at any time will
return the valve to its original position.
4.1.10
As the cursor is moved over the Model Editor handles, the axis line is highlighted. Move the cursor over the
required axis for the direction the component needs to be moved, from the right click menu select Enter
Value. The Move Selection form now appears, key in the move value in this case 300mm and click the
Preview button. If the preview is correct then click OK.
The component could have been dragged to this position providing the Linear Increment setting is set
accordingly.
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4.1.11
Move the cursor over the square forming a plane for the axes i.e. XZ, YZ, and XY on the Model Editor
handles.
The axes lines are highlighted. From the right click menu select Enter Value. The Move Selection form
now appears, key in the values, in this case key in 500mm, 300mm and click the Preview button. If the
preview is correct then click OK.
Once again this could have been achieved by dragging providing the Linear Increment setting is set
accordingly.
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4.1.12
Move the cursor over the required axis, from the right click menu select Align with Feature. A directional
arrow appears, move the cursor over another P-point that the component needs to be aligned with. When
the correct P-point is identified, select it and the elbow will be aligned with the P-point.
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These allowances for the tube outside diameter and insulation are also applicable when using the
Quick Pipe Router, see section 4.2.
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4.1.13
Move the cursor over the required axis and from the right click menu select Offset From Feature. The
Offset From Feature form appears, enter the offset value in relation to the direction of the axis selected, in
this case -500mm and click the OK button. Move the cursor over the P-point that the component needs to
be offset from. When P-point is selected the component will be offset by the value entered on the form. As
shown here for PIPE /100-B-8.
The Offset From Feature can also be used to allow for the tube outside diameter and any insulation as
shown previously. Shown here for PIPE /150-A-57.
The result of the Offset From Feature function is dependent upon the initial direction of the handle
selected. In the above instance the Model Editor handle had been orientated so that the axis direction
of the handle selected was Up.
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4.1.14
Holding the cursor over the Model Editor handle and from the right click menu select Snap to Point.
Move the cursor over the P-Point to snap to, the P-Point will be displayed and the part will be displayed in its
new position. If the position is correct indicate the P-point.
4.1.15
Using the Model Editor handles it is possible to move a section of a branch and at the same time change
the lengths of the connected legs to suit.
Selecting the implied tube in the leg of the branch will also
highlight the relevant components. In this case the Ctrl
button has been used to also capture the leg the branch in
the East/West axis.
Selecting the axis to modify the length and dragging the handle to the required position will also adjust the
adjacent legs.
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4.1.16
It is possible to move a single pipeline or multiple pipelines using the Model Editor by selecting them from
the 3D View. This is done either by fencing the items by holding down the left mouse button and trapping
everything inside a window or by holding down the Ctrl key on the keyboard and indicating each item.
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4.2
The Quick Pipe Router can be considered to be a mode of the Model Editor. The mode is activated by
clicking the dotted line of an incomplete route whilst the Model Editor is also active.
The Quick Pipe Router handle has three representations:
Extend Route handle - This is used to extend the route in the direction indicated by the handle.
Cardinal Direction handles - These are used to change the direction of the routing to one of the
cardinal directions from the current frame of reference.
Rotational handles - These allow the extended route handle to be interactively directed.
The Quick Pipe Router handle is used to define a routing vector within the constraints of the currently
selected badly defined route. A badly defined route is defined in general terms as follows
The head or tail of a branch is incomplete, i.e. where the head/tail attributes are left in their default
state
The head/tail is positioned but not connected and the head/tail connection type is unset.
This usually equates to the dotted line representation of the implied tube, where the implied tube cannot be
drawn. An exception to the above could be where a pipe branch does not have specification reference set.
The handle can be dragged by using either primary or secondary mouse buttons. By default the handle will
move in multiples of the currently defined linear increments. If the secondary mouse button is clicked as the
cursor is over the pipe routing handle a context sensitive menu will appear. The menu will display the
available options which relate to the drag.
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4.3
The following options are available on the Extend Route handle before a drag.
The appearance of these options changes if the pipe has a Slope Ref set, see chapter 5
4.4
The following are additional options available on the Rotational Handle before a drag.
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4.5
The Quick Pipe Router has fitting to fitting functionality that provides the visual feedback to determine
whether there is enough space for an elbow or bend.
Dragging the Extend Route handle will display the Distance Feedback value and fitting to fitting information
in the 3D View. This displays how the current drag value relates to the elbow/bend dimension.
The elbow/bend will not have the correct representation until the subsequent direction has been determined.
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If the elbow/bend is to be connected directly to the existing component it is not necessary to drag the handle
in the leave/arrive direction of the previous/next component. Instead the required direction axis can be
selected immediately making the procedure more efficient.
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4.6
The Quick Pipe Router will allow the definition of the pipe route wherever there is a badly defined route
within a branch, i.e. where the dotted pipe frame is displayed instead of implied tube.
Iso2 View
Create Pipe /150-B-6 and Branch /150-B-6/B1 below ZONE ZONEPIPING-AREA01 using the following information:
Primary System
Process System B
Specification
A3B
Bore
150mm
Indicate the dotted pipe frame line and click the Common >
Model Editor button. Alternatively double click the dotted
line. The Quick Pipe Router handle will now appear at the
leave of the component.
Select the Extend Route handle and from the right click menu
select Component Choice > Use Elbows.
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Drag the Extend Route handle 500mm in the Down direction to complete the elbow.
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Right click on the North direction Extend Route handle and with the button
held down, drag the cursor towards the handle at elbows previously created
at the head of the branch. A proposed route for completion will be displayed
translucently.
Release the right mouse button and select Complete from the context
sensitive menu that appears.
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4.7
Typically pulled bends are used on smaller bore pipe routes in the Plant industry. If bends are to be used
instead of elbows the bend radius applied must obtained from either the specification, as is the case for
A1A, or from a pipe fabrication machine.
4.7.1
If a pipe fabrication machine is to be used the zone, pipe or branch must have the BendMacReference
attribute set. The BendMacReference must point to a valid Fabrication Machine World (FMWL), Fabrication
Machine Group (FMGRP) or Fabrication Machine (FMBEND).
By default the FMWL and its members are not shown in the Model
Explorer. On the Projects tab, select Options > System followed by the
Explorer Settings button to display the Explorer Settings form.
Unchecking the Hide non-user System Data checkbox and clicking the
Apply button will display additional elements, including the FMWL Click the
OK button to close the form.
At this stage in the work flow the only aim is to create a bend with the correct radius that can be bent
later. The assignment of the actual bending machine that will perform the task is carried out later, see
Chapter 15 Production Checks.
There is no default bend radius available for Quick Pipe Router. Dragging the handle when there is no
bend radius available will display Fitting size undefined on the 3D View. This will result in a zero radius
bend being created, indicating that some administrative work is required for this tube or specification.
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4.8
Pipe Routing Using Bends via Pipe Fabrication Machine (Worked Example)
Create Pipe /40-B-10 and Branch /40-B-10/B1 below ZONE /ZONE-PIPING-AREA01 using the following
information:
Primary System
System B
Process
Specification
A3B
Bore
40mm
Head Details:
Direction = E
Position:
W 312700
N 300800
U 102135
Tail Details:
Direction = W
Position:
W 303000
N 309080
From the Model Explorer right click on the pipe and select Attributes The Attributes of /40-B-10 form
will appear. Set the BendMacReference attribute by entering /Bending_3D. As explained previously this is
the name of the Fabrication Machine Group (FMGRP).
Setting the BendMacReference attribute to the Fabrication Machine Group will result in the first
suitable bending machine in the hierarchy to be used, in this case FMBEND 3_NB_MACH.
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4.9
Bends can be added in the same fashion as elbows using the Piping Component Editor form and then
manipulated using the Modify tab, but clearly this is not as efficient as using the Quick Pipe Router.
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4.10
If the bend radius needs to be changed for design reasons, then the BendMacReference attribute for the
zone, pipe or branch can be changed to another Fabrication Machine World (FMWL), Group (FMGRP) or
Machine (FMBEND)
Navigate to the BRAN 40-B-10-B1 and set the BendMacReference attribute for the branch to the 5D
FMGRP, /Bending_5D using the Attributes form.
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4.12
Mitred bends are sometimes used on large bore, low pressure systems. The pipe specification /A150
referenced by the Training project has been supplied with mitred bends.
4.12.1
Navigate to the BEND1 belonging to branch 40-B10/B1 via the Model Explorer or Component
Sequence List.
1 Cut Mitre
2 Cut Mitre
4 Cut Mitre
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4.12.2
Variable cut mitred bends allow the specification of the number of cuts required. When a VAR ANGLE VAR
RADIUS VAR CUT MITRE BEND is selected, the number of cuts (Ncuts) needs to be specified using
Modify Attributes form.
With the bend selected in the Model Explorer click the right mouse button and select Attributes from the
menu. From the Attributes form that appears edit the Ncuts attribute by entering 10.
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Primary System
Process System C
Specification
F1C
Bore
100mm
Head Details:
Connected to E1301/NS1
Tail Details:-
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Direction = W
Position:
W 303000
N 308280
U 105000 (This is an
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CHAPTER 5
5 Sloping Pipes
The previous chapters involved only orthogonal pipelines, that is, all lengths of tube were either horizontal or
vertical. In practice, it is a requirement to include lengths of tube, which slope at angles between
components. This chapter describes how to position and manipulate sloping pipework.
There are two ways of handling this scenario:
True Representation all components are accurately modelled to reflect the requirements. This often
requires the inclusion of bends, elbows or mitres with relatively small angles. There is no assumption
that the primary fittings will be ground or the weld gaps modified to create the angles for slope. This
method will not be detailed here as it simply a case of adding the required fittings as already explained
in this guide.
Variable Angle P-Point Method this requires the setting of an angular tolerance on certain P-Points
which can then be used to allow for a certain amount of angular misalignment. This has the benefit of
being more intelligent, not requiring any additional components and will work in conjunction with Quick
Pipe Routing. It assumes that the primary fittings will be ground or the weld gaps modified to create
angles for the slope. This method will also be detailed in the sections that follow.
5.1
The following illustration shows how the correction can be applied to reduce the offset. The P1 and P2 of the
tee are aligned with the main branch. The P3 of the tee can be a variable angle P-Point.
Closer inspection reveals the
existence of the offset.
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5.2
This allows a default slope to be set for a pipe via the Pipe Editor: Create Pipe form. This is known as the
Slope Ref (SLOREF). Slope References are created and named in the Paragon module within AVEVA E3D.
Each Slope Ref is determined by the Slope Element (SLOELE).
Default Slope
Minimum Slope
- the minimum slope below which the fluid will not drain.
Maximum Slope
the pipe.
- the maximum slope above which the fluids drains too quickly, leaving the solids in
Minimum Vertical Slope the minimum vertical slope beyond which both fluids and solids will drain.
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5.2.1
To overcome this, navigate to the flange or tee and from the Modify
group click the Slope Component button to display the Slope form.
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5.2.2
One of the advantages of using the Variable Angle P-Points is that it can be used in conjunction with the
Quick Pipe Router. The right click menu contains additional sloping pipe options that can be used for
branches which have the SLOREF attribute set.
Once the Default Slope Up/Down has been set the slope can be applied to the pipe by dragging the Quick
Pipe Router handles.
The information provided during the dragging can be set via the right click menu selecting Distance
Feedback > Show Orthogonal Length or Show True Length. These are additional to, and can be used in
conjunction with, the other Offset, Leg Length and From Origin options already discussed.
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5.3
Create Pipe /100-C-16 below ZONE /ZONE-PIPING-AREA01 using the following information:
Primary System
System C
Process
Specification
F1C
Bore
100mm
Slope Ref
/1in100
Head Details:
Connected to E1302A/NS2
Tail Details:-
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Position:
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N 307400
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Click the Modify > Pipe button to display the Pipe Editor: Modify
Pipe form. This will add the aids for the head and tail to the 3D
View.
Select the Branch Tail tab on the Pipe Editor: Modify Pipe form.
Click the Connect Tail to Last Member button and deactivate the
Model Editor by clicking on the background in the 3D View.
5.3.1
Create Pipe /50-B-10 below ZONE /ZONE-PIPING-AREA01 using the following information:
Primary System
System B
Process
Specification
A3B
Bore
50mm
Slope Ref
/1in50
Head Details:
Connected to C1101/N10
Tail Details:
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Select the Use Branch Slope radio button and click the
Slope button to set the New Direction in accordance with
the Slope Ref set on against the branch.
With the New Direction set click the Apply button followed
by the Dismiss button to set the Nominal Direction of the
flange and close the form.
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5.4
It has already been seen how an orthogonally routed pipe can be manipulated to suit an angle. An improved
method of doing this, which can refer to the Slope Ref., is via the Slope Pipe form.
Navigate to the pipe to be modified, in this illustration it is PIPE /100-C-16 created in a previous worked
example. From the Tools group click the Slope Pipe button.
It is not essential to have the Slope Ref set to be able to use this form.
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There are four anchor Types available for selection from the options list:
Setting an anchor at the start of the leg will automatically add an anchor to the
finish of the previous leg and vice versa if the anchor is set at the finish.
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The remainder of the form functions in a similar fashion to the Component option. Once the element has
been selected the Point options list and Offset text box can be employed.
Clicking the Apply button will modify the pipe so that the
Position indicated is positioned accordingly. In this case
Distance 10408.55, determined by the section, the
Bottom of the pipe is offset by -85.77mm to rest on the top
of the section.
The anchor points that are specified are only set until the Apply button is clicked. Consequently it is better to
set all anchor points for the whole pipe rather than one leg at a time.
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When using the Slope Pipe no changes are committed to the database until the Apply button
is clicked. Changes in the calculations that are performed by the form can be reversed or
reinstated using the Undo Calculation and Redo Calculation buttons
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5.5
Add Pipe /100-C-16 below ZONE /ZONE-PIPING-AREA01 and STRU /PIPERACK belonging to SITE
/SITE-STRUCTURAL-AREA01 to the 3D View.
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Primary System
System C
Process
Specification
F1C
Bore
100mm
Slope Ref
/1in100
Head Details:
Connected to E1302B/NS1
Tail Details:
Direction = W
Position:
W 303000
N 307600
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Repeat the same procedure in order to determine the height for /ELBO 6.
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CHAPTER 6
6 Advanced Positioning Forms
The Modify tab on the Piping Component Editor form has two buttons which provide advanced functions
for positioning head/tail components. They are the Drag Move and Move forms.
Both forms work in a very similar way the only difference being that the Move form is used to move
individual components whilst the Drag Move form applies the drag rules to a constrained network.
If the forms are used at branch head or tail level the Origin option in the Parameters section of the
form will only display Head and Tail as options. This is because at branch level the form is only used to
reposition the head or tail of the branch, this is discussed further later in this chapter.
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6.1
Move Form
Navigate to BEND6 1 of BRAN /40-B-10/B1 to demonstrate the
Move form.
The Move form is used to move the current element in a given
direction. This can be a specified distance in that direction, to a
position relative to another element, or relative to a plane through
a given component.
All of the forms have four common tabs:-
6.1.1
Distance
Through
Clearance
Towards
Distance Tab
The Parameters section of the Move form allows the setting of the
following:
Distance
Direction
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After
However the Target section of the form provides additional functionality. The Relative To options list
determines how the element is positioned in relation to the target element or position.
In Front / Behind
On Top / Under
From / Towards
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Through Tab
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Clearance Tab
In Front / Behind
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On Top / Under
6.1.4
From / Towards
Towards Tab
The Towards tab is much simpler than the previous tabs, but
uses the Parameters and Target sections in an identical
manner.
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6.2
Move Branch
If positioned at the branch level the form changes to Move
Branch. It is identical to the Move form with the exception of the
Origin option in the Parameters section of the form. The only
options available are Head and Tail.
6.3
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Use the Move form to reposition ELBO 3, ELBO 4 and ELBO5 to correct the pipe.
Suggestions:ELBO 3 could be positioned using the same settings as the worked example and Through Previous.
ELBO 4 could be positioned using the Through tab Direction W, Plane W and Through Previous.
ELBO 5 could be positioned using the Through tab Direction W, Plane W, Through Element and use the
Pick Target Element button to indicate ELBO 4.
There are numerous solutions in order to correct this pipe, including the Model Editor and the other
buttons on the Modify tab, but the Move and Drag Move forms are best employed in order to achieve
an Explicit Position that needs to be entered manually.
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CHAPTER 7
7 Further Concepts
7.1
A tee is a component that is frequently copied to allow for additional branches to be connected to an existing
branch From the Model Explorer or 3D View select the inline component to copy. For this illustration TEE 1
belonging to BRAN /150-A-57/B1 has been selected. In the Common group select the With Offset option
form the Copy Element options list.
The Copy with Offset form appears and in the 3D View the axes are displayed on the component. Key in
number of copies 1 and the offset against the required direction. In this case, 500mm in the +X direction.
The inline component is now copied. If no more copies are to be made the Copy with Offset form can be
closed by clicking the Cancel button.
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7.2
Often it is more efficient to copy a branch that contains similar components rather than create a new one. In
this worked example the valve arrangement at the suction of :PUMP P1502B belonging to BRAN /150-A57/B1 needs to connected to :PUMP P1502A.
Add the relevant elements to the 3D View.
Navigate to BRAN /150-A-57/B1 in the Model
Explorer.
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Use the Pipe Editor: Modify Pipe form to rename the branch to /150-A-57/B2.
Use the Delete Range function to remove the unwanted tee and elbow.
Use the Modify tab of the Piping Component Editor form or the Model Editor to redirect the
remaining elbow towards the P1 of TEE 1 belonging to BRAN /150-A-57/B1.
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7.3
Deleting a Pipe/Branch
Using the Model Explorer indicate the pipe/branch to be deleted. In the Common group, click the Delete
button.
The pipe/branch is highlighted in the 3D View and a Confirm form appears, requesting confirmation of the
deletion? Click the Yes button to delete the component, removing it from the Model Explorer and the 3D
View.
If a pipeline/branch has been deleted by mistake and the changes have not yet been saved then
clicking the Undo button will restore the element to the Model Explorer and 3D View.
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CHAPTER 8
8 Pipework Spec/Bore Modification
8.1
This utility provides a method for modification of the bore or specifications of one or all of the components in
a pipe or branch. In addition to these modifications, the utility also allows the setting of insulation and tracing
specs. The same Modify Components form is used for modifying both component specification and bore.
To display the Modify Components form; navigate to the required pipe
or one of its branches and in the Modify group select the Pipe or
Branch button from the Spec/Bore options list.
8.1.1
The Modify Components form is a multi-function form capable of changing both specifications and bores.
The illustration below show the result of opening the form using pipe /150-A-57
The Modify Components form consists of three tabs, the Component List tab is the main tab which has
the following functions at the top of the form:
CE - allows navigation to another pipe or branch and updates the form accordingly
Select from 3D View allows the selection of a group of components in the 3D View and
highlights them on the Modify Components form.
Insulation Spec checking this will display an additional column on the Modify Components
listing the insulation that is applied to the component.
Tracing Spec - checking this will display an additional column on the Modify Components listing
the insulation that is applied to the component.
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Design Element
Component Description
PBORE1 2 3
Spec Component
New PBORE1 2 3
The Apply changes to like components checkbox will force any changes that are made to a component to
all instances of the same component in the list. This is very useful when applying changes to numerous
components of the same type without having to ensure that all instances have been selected on the form.
8.1.2
Component Selection
A series of components can be selected graphically by fencing in the components and then clicking the
Select from 3D View button. This accepts the selection and highlights the components in the list of
components.
Components can be added or removed from the selection by holding down the Ctrl/Shift keys and
selecting/deselecting components from the list.
In the Design Element column of the Modify Components form, it can be seen that every component
has a Leave Tube element. This includes elements which do not physically have a leave tube, such as
gaskets, flanged valves etc. This is because AVEVA E3D requires each component to have a LSTU
(Leave Specification Tube) attribute. Although the leave tube for these elements is zero length, they are
still shown on this form to allow the specification to be changed to match the adjoining components.
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The options are accessed from the right click menu over
a selected field. In each case the modify option applies
only to the highlighted items.
Modify Specification
Modify Bore
Select Component
Select All
- Clears the entries for the Selected or All components in the list
allowing the selection process to be restarted.
Export to Excel
Print Preview
8.1.3
The latter two options will change the PSPEC attribute of the pipe and/or branch to that of the selected
specification accordingly.
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Normally any items which are not in the same spec as the current branch are ignored by this process.
This allows for items such as pipe supports and special components to remain untouched. However if
the Change out of spec components? checkbox is checked, it forces the selection process to look at
all components, regardless of their original specification.
Clicking Apply button on the Select Piping Spec form actions the search process to find equivalent
components in the selected specification. The component list is refreshed to show the new components. At
this point the form only contains a suggestion of what the new components will be and has not made any
changes to the model. Once the search process has been completed the list of components will be
highlighted to indicate the success or failure of the process.
For the highlight colour to be displayed the existing selection must be deactivated by clicking in the list.
A selection summary panel is displayed at the bottom of the form to show
the results of the specification selection process.
When a selection has been made the modification can be performed by
clicking the Apply button. Alternatively the Undo button can be used to
remove the selections that have been made so far.
8.1.4
Error Messages
During the modification of the specification of the components if the
selection process encounters a problem; for example if no selection is
available for an element, an error message is displayed.
The list of components is highlighted to indicate the errors and No selection available is displayed in the
New Spec Component column. These error messages can be checked in more detail via the Error
Messages tab.
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8.1.5
Highlighting
The purpose of the Highlighting tab is to provide visual feedback regarding the success or failure of the
impending changes. It can be seen that components in the form are highlighted green when a new
component has been successfully selected. Components are highlighted in orange if there is a failure
selecting a new specification.
These colours are the system default colours. These defaults can
be changed by from the Highlighting tab. The form changes to
display the default highlighting colours.
These colours can be changed to the users preferences.
Alternatively, clicking the Off radio button will remove the
highlighting for the selection.
In the example below, the successful selection colour has been changed to cyan.
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8.1.6
Choosing a Component
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8.1.7
The Select Bore form is displayed with an options list of available bore
sizes. The required bore is selected from the list and clicking OK
populates the component list with the new bore size. Once the selection
is complete click the Apply button on the Modify Components form to
perform the modification.
8.1.8
To show the Insulation and Tracing Specs the Insulation Spec and Tracing
Spec check boxes need to be selected. In this case there is no Tracing on the
visible components so '-' is shown in the list.
A list of available specs is available for selection via the options list.
Clicking Apply adds the selected spec to the component list.
Once the selection is complete click the Apply button on the Modify
Components form to perform the modification.
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8.2
The current specification for pipe /100-B-8 is A3B this will be changed to A1A in this worked example.
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On the Select Piping Spec form select A1A and Pipes and
Branches from the Specification and Pipe Branch Reset options
list respectively. Click the Apply button.
The component list is updated, click in the form to view the highlighting.
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Change the specification of pipe /200-B-4 from A3B to A1A using the
Modify Components form.
Use the Select Component option to ensure that the flange and gasket
at the head and tail are the #300 version to suit the equipment
connections.
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CHAPTER 9
9 Piping Assemblies
9.1
Using Assemblies
Assemblies are accessed from the Piping Component
Editor form in the same way as any other component type.
Click the Assembly button from the Additional Components
tab to display a list of assembly types and subtypes.
The form opens showing a 3D View of the currently selected
assembly belonging to the current Sub-Type. A Sub-Type
may contain numerous assemblies.
Alternative Sub-Types can be selected which allows access to
the members held within. In this case the Samples assembly
area Sub-Type has been selected followed by the Flanged
tee assembly. The 3D View is updated to show the selected
assembly.
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The behaviour of these forms is determined during the creation of the assembly. This is covered in
detail in the TM-1868 AVEVA Everything3D Piping Design Administration guide.
Select the offline bore size and direction fro the tee.
Select the weld neck flange which has a connection that is compatible with the tee.
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By default, assembly origins are at the arrive point of the first component in the first branch of the assembly.
Certain assemblies need to be positioned using a different position, i.e. a simple assembly consisting of a
flange, gasket and flange may need to be positioned by the face of the first flange. The assembly origin point
is configurable using the Pipe Assembly Manager form. If an origin has been defined, it will automatically
be used to position the assembly. If an assembly is connected to a component then the position is derived
by connecting the first component to the existing one.
As seen in the previous example, there are instances where some user interaction is required during the
creation of the assembly. The most common instances of this are:
Leave Bore of a Reducer The arrive bore can be determined by the bore size at the insertion
point. However there are often numerous possibilities for the leave bore which requires some user
interaction.
Offline Bore of a Tee This is similar to the above, the arrive bore can be determined by the existing
components but there are numerous possibilities for the offline bore of the tee.
Orientation of Directional Components These are components such as elbows, tees and eccentric
reducers which all require some form of directional input in order to orientate the component
correctly.
Determining the Component Stype When the system cannot automatically determine the selection
of the component the selection must be made from the components in the current specification via
the CHOOSE form.
The above issues can often be overcome with the use of rules during the creation of the assembly, but a
simple assembly with no rules would require some form of user interaction.
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CHAPTER 10
10 Splitting and Merging
It is often necessary to split pipes into more than one branch or pipe. This may be to make the isometric
drawing clearer or as a process requirement. Pipes can be split on an existing component, a plane or into
segments of a specified length. Pipe assemblies are inserted at the split points when using the plane or
segments length options.
Conversely the merging functionality can be used to merge pipes or branches into a single element. There
are obviously some restrictions in relation to the original structure of the pipes and branches that need to be
taken in to consideration.
10.1
Pipe Splitting
A pipe may be split into segments within the same branch, new branch or new pipe. Multiple pipes may be
split on a single plane.
In the Tools tab, click the Pipe Splitting button to display
the Split Pipe form.
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10.1.1
Splitting Options
The upper section of the form determines how the split function will be performed. The appearance of the
form differs depending on the selection.
There are three radio button options for splitting:
The radio buttons below the Move down-stream components to section determine the resulting
configuration of the pipes and branches:
Existing
Components are inserted at the split position in the currently selected branch.
New Pipe -
Components downstream of the split are inserted into a new pipe in the hierarchy.
New Bran -
Components downstream of the split are inserted into a new branch owned by the
current pipe.
10.1.2
Add CE
Add Selected -
ID Selection -
this method is similar to the above. This list can be dynamically updated by picking
any pipe component. To add to the list, click the ID Selection button the branches
can then be indicated in the 3D View. When the selection is complete, the Escape
key is pressed to end selection.
Clear All -
This section of the form does not need to be populated if it is the intention to use the ID Split function
later in the procedure.
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By default the plane is shown solid and with the dimensions of 1000mmx1000mm. The appearance and
visibility of the plane can be changed by entering an alternative size and manipulating the Fill and on/off
checkboxes.
The position of the plane can be altered by entering alternative values to those shown or by using the Nudge
arrow buttons on the form to move pane relative to Plane Direction.
In this case the Plane size has been changed to 500mm, the Fill checkbox has been unchecked and plane
has been nudged 300mm in the West direction so that the flanges are clear of the beam.
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10.1.3
The Split Pipes into Segments option allows a single branch to be split into segments of a given length
between selected components or selected features that are adjacent to the pipe. This function does not
require the creation of a plane and is not capable of handling multiple branches.
The Split Pipe Length section of the form
determines how lengths are to be used by the
function. Select from the Segment Length or Cutpipe Length options and key in the required value.
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10.1.4
The Split Pipe by Moving Component option allows a single branch to be split at an indicated component.
This function does not require the creation of a plane and is not capable of handling multiple branches. The
indicated component will be moved to a New Pipe or New Branch, consequently the Existing radio button
is not available.
Clicking the Split button will display a prompt, Pick
a Piping component:
In this example case it is the valve at the tail of PIPE /100-B-8 that has been indicated. With the New Pipe
radio button selected the results can be seen by referring to the Model Explorer as shown:-
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10.1.5
Assembly Tab
The Assembly tab is only relevant when the
function requires the addition of new components,
i.e. the Split Pipes on a Plane and Split Pipes into
Segments options.
The resulting tab is very similar to the Assemblies
that are added via the Piping Component Editor
form. It allows the selection of the assembly that will
be inserted at the various split points.
Alternative assemblies can be selected by clicking
on the Filter Assemblies By options list.
The primary and secondary origin points allow some control over where the assembly is positioned relative
to the splitting point. One of the most common types of assembly is likely to be a set of break flanges where
the relevant points for positioning the assembly are on either flange face. In this case the primary origin point
would be defined as the leave point (upstream flange face) and the secondary origin would be defined as
being the arrive point (downstream flange face). A representation of the splitting procedure is as shown:
Further information on assembly creation is provided in the TM-1868 - AVEVA Everything3D Piping
Design Administration guide.
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10.1.6
The Perform Commands section of the Split/Merge tab contains the following context sensitive buttons:
Split -
this is available for all three splitting options and used to invoke the splitting function
once all the settings have been made.
ID Split -
this is only available when using the Split Pipes on a Plane function and allows the
branches to be split to be indicated without populating the Branches to Split list.
Flow -
this adds a flow direction arrow to the 3D View to indicate which side of the split
represents the downstream components.
Undo -
Dismiss -
10.1.7
Click the Tools > Pipe Splitting button to display the Split
Pipe form.
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Select the gasket with the G stype and click the OK button
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CHAPTER 11
11 Pipe Penetration and Hole Management
On a typical AVEVA E3D project it is necessary for designers to create holes in panel elements, i.e. deck
plates, grating, walls, floors, etc. Due to the implications on design integrity and cost, the hole creation
process needs to be controlled and managed.
The Piping Designer would not be able to create holes in floor plates or wall panels as these items would
have been created by another design discipline for example the Structural Department. These design items
would be held in another database for which the Piping Designer would only have read access.
A method of requesting, approving or rejecting a hole between disciplines is required; in AVEVA E3D this is
known as Hole Management.
The Piping Designer locates and sizes the hole and then makes a request for the hole to be created, usually
by the Structural designer.
For the purposes of the training we will assume that we are both the Piping Designer and the Structural
Approver so that the full workflow can be discussed.
11.1
AVEVA E3D controls and manages holes using the Hole Management application which facilitates:
Communication of hole data between disciplines including the Request and Approval processes.
Ensuring holes are only created by users with appropriate write access permissions.
Performing validation checks on managed holes and providing feedback to users on the hole
status.
Generally in AVEVA E3D projects discipline Designers do not have write access to items created by other
disciplines. For example, a Piping Designer does not have write access to Structural elements and
Structural Designers do not have write access to Piping elements.
With Hole Management, penetration holes are specified and requested by the penetrating discipline,
normally piping, HVAC, cable or equipment designers. They are approved by the penetrated discipline,
normally structural designers. For cases where a penetration is required for a steel section through a
deck/floor plate, the hole would be specified, requested and approved by the structural discipline.
The specification of a penetration hole by the relevant discipline in the appropriate Model application creates
a virtual hole in the panel element, consisting of a FRMW and two FIXING elements. Each fixing element
has a Specification Reference (Spref) attribute that points to the hole definition in the catalogue. An
Association (ASSOC) element that references all of the hole elements is also created.
Once the virtual hole has been created, the penetrating discipline enters the Hole Management application
and requests the hole. The owner of the panel, normally the Structural discipline, then reviews and approves
(or rejects) the hole request using the mechanism provided by the Hole Management application.
The act of approving the request creates the actual hole as a PFIT owned by the PANE element. The Hole
Management application checks and validates the hole using the association restrictions and stores data on
the hole history and status. Only valid holes may be approved. For a structural penetration the Structural
Designer may be both the requester and approver, although specific company procedures, controlled by
DAC, may be required if the Originator and Reviewer need to be different.
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11.1.1
Once the penetration hole has been specified and the virtual hole created, the Hole Management
application provides a series of tasks for the Originator (Penetrating discipline) and Reviewer (Structural
discipline). These tasks are:
Originator Tasks
Reviewer Tasks
Request
Approve
Redundant
Reject
Cancel Request
Agree Redundant
Delete Entry
There are three main workflow scenarios for the request/approval cycle that are detailed in Appendix D.
Additional information relating to the administration of Hole Management can be found in TM-1868
AVEVA Everything3D Project Design Administration.
11.2
In addition to penetration holes, the Hole Management application enables creation of non-penetration holes
in structural panels. These holes fall into two general categories:
Holes that are required, say, for access to a piece of equipment, a valve or other design item.
Holes that are created by a panel fitting, e.g. a hatch, door, window, etc.
For non-penetration managed holes that are not created by a fitting, with the exception of a User Defined
hole type, the virtual hole is created as a single FIXING in a new FRMW, as described for penetration
holes. This fixing has a Specification Reference (Spref) attribute that points to the hole definition in the
catalogue. An Association (ASSOC) element that references all of the hole elements is also created.
Approving the hole creates a PFIT owned by the PANE.
User Defined hole shapes are created using a template and negative extrusion in a similar way as described
below for Fitting holes.
For non-penetration holes that are created by a panel fitting, the virtual hole is created as a single FIXING
in a new FRMW. The fixing owns a Template (TMPL) element that owns a negative extrusion (NXTR) whose
vertices describe the required hole shape. The fitting is created as a FIXING element owned by the PANE
whose Spref attribute points into the catalogue to the selected fitting. An Association (ASSOC) element that
references all of the hole elements is also created. Approving the hole creates an NXTR owned by the
PANE that is a copy of the virtual hole NXTR.
Non-penetration managed holes, of either type, may be associated with any other element in Model. The
holes have the same request/approval process as penetration holes; however, as they are created solely by
the structural discipline the Structural Designer may be both the requester and approver.
11.3
The Hole Management application, as with other applications that use associations, is passive, i.e. the user
is not alerted if a hole association is broken or invalidated. The user must enter the Hole Management
application and actively verify if the association is still valid.
The use of the application will vary from company to company. In some it may be down to the individual
Designers to request and approve holes, whilst in others it may be the discipline lead Designer, or a
designated user, who performs the tasks.
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11.4
Pipe Attachment (ATTA) selected from the current piping specification, this method will allow the use of
a different attachment representation on the isometric.
Pipe Coupling (COUP) selected from the current piping specification, this method is very useful if
penetration material is needed on the piping isometric. Typical uses of this are penetration sleeves or
water tight bulkhead/deck flanges.
Pipe Attachment (ATTA) selected from a special penetration specification, this is very useful as the
current piping specification does not need a special penetration attachment.
In the Penetrate group, select the Create Penetration option from the Pipe button options list.
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11.4.1
Hole Type
Positioning
Information
The Hole Type section of the form contains a Class options list
that enables the selection of the class of hole, i.e. Standard
Types, Piping penetration piece tables and Pipe Duct.
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The Set to Minimum button resets the hole shape parameters to the minimum value(s) required to create a
valid hole, taking into account the Clearance value. In this case clicking the button would set the Diameter
back to 139mm.
The number and description of parameters in the Hole shape parameters area of the form varies
depending on the Hole type selected.
The Positioning area of the form enables an offset in the X and Y directions for the penetration hole to be
specified by entering appropriate values in the X Offset and Y Offset textboxes. This enables the
penetrating item to be eccentric to the penetration hole, which may be required in some circumstances.
The Rotation gadget enables the hole shape be rotated to align the hole in a different direction. This is only
relevant on non-circular shapes. The rotation value may be set by using the up or down arrow or by entering
a value in the textbox.
The Information section allows a purpose to be set for the hole.
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A fixing has been created in the database ready for creating the
hole using the Hole Association Manager form later in the
process.
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11.4.2
The penetration flange has been placed on the underside of the panel. From the Positioning section of the
Hole Management - Definition form click the Flip Side button to reposition the penetration flange as
shown.
The diameter of the coupling is fixed by the catalogue and does not
affect the diameter of the hole to be cut in the steel. In this case the
flange diameter is 200mm so a suitable value of 220mm may be
entered in the Diameter text box.
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11.4.3
Rectangular Hole
Type HR
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11.5
In the Penetrate group, select the Penetration Utility option from the Pipe
button options list.
11.5.1
Create Holes,
Merge Holes,
Modify Holes,
Utilities.
The Create Holes section of the Managed Hole Utility form allows the creation of holes one by one using
the Create Hole function; or to create all the holes for a SITE, ZONE, or PANE using the Auto Penetrate
CE button. Before either of these options is selected it may be necessary to set the clearance.
Clearance This is the clearance that will be applied
around the tube element of the branch.
Auto penetrate CE This can be used from any hierarchy
position and the application will find all clashes of
HVAC/Pipe with PANE elements to indicate where new
penetrations are required.
Create Hole This allows the selections of the penetrated
item followed by the penetrating item to create the hole. This
provides greater control to the user.
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11.5.1.1 Clearance
The Clearance textbox allows a value to be entered for the clearance. This value is added to the outside
diameter of tube.
This requires the use of the AHDI reference in the Data Set of the
component in Paragon. This is not set for all flanges delivered by AVEVA.
The example shown uses a weld neck flange from the SP/DR07C spec,
(Catref /DBFWBP0LL).
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The Hole Association Manager form is also displayed with the details of the newly created virtual holes.
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11.5.2
Merge Holes
The Merge Holes section of the Managed Hole Utility form allows two or more exiting hole to be merged
into one virtual hole.
Pick Holes This allows the selection of the penetrations
which are to be merged.
Merge Holes This merges the previously picked
penetrations into one virtual hole. By default this button is
unavailable until the Pick Holes button has been used.
From the Managed Hole Utility form click the Pick Holes button. The prompt, Pick Penetration to Merge:
is displayed.
Once the penetrations have been selected, click the Merge Holes button to complete the creation. The
merged penetrations will be added to the 3D View.
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11.5.3
Modify Holes
The Modify Holes section of the Managed Hole Utility form allows the modification of the hole, the
management of the hole association and the deletion of penetrations.
Modify CE This displays the Hole Management Definition form as shown previously.
Manage Holes This displays the Hole Association
Manager form allowing the selected holes to be managed.
11.5.3.1 Modify CE
Using the 3D View, the penetration to be modified is selected
and the Modify CE button is clicked to display the Hole
Management Definition form.
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Using the 3D View the penetration to be deleted can be indicated. The response to this function is
dependent upon the current status of the penetration:
11.5.4
If the hole has no status, i.e. it has not been processed by the Hole Association Manager form it
will be deleted.
Utilities
The Utilities section of the Managed Hole Utility form facilitates the following:
The addition to the 3D View of structural panels within the volume of the selected Pipe/HVAC
element,
The addition to the 3D View of the Pipe/HVAC elements within the volume of the selected
structural panel
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Discipline This specifies holes for all disciplines or for a single discipline using the
options list.
Status This specifies holes at any status or specifies holes at a given status using
the options list.
Valid This specifies holes in relation to their validity or all holes regardless of validity
using the options list.
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Invalid This includes the hole associations that have any bad references, invalid references or
invalid data.
The Display option is not relevant if the Current Element radio button is being used. The option will be
greyed out.
Hole information
Once the required headings have been specified the Run Report button can be used to create the report.
The Managed Hole Reports form appears, containing an Export to Excel and Print Preview link label.
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11.6
Add to 3D view
Focus on Hole
Print list.
Occasionally the pipe designer may require a hole through a structural panel that is not for a pipe
penetration. This is known as a non-penetration managed hole. The requested hole will then be controlled
using the Hole Association Manager form.
Free Holes are standard hole shapes, some of which include sleeves or kicker plates. In addition to these is
a User Defined shape. This option is also available in other Model disciplines, i.e. HVAC, STRUCTURES
etc.
11.6.1
Free Holes
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Once the Penetrated Object and the Hole Type has been determined clicking the Apply button will display
the Hole Management Free Hole Definition form.
The example shows the form with the Rectangular
Hole Type HR with Kicker Plate selected.
Hole Definition to define the shape, size, position and rotation of the hole.
Associated Elements to define the element(s) the hole is to be associated with, e.g. items of
equipment, valve handles etc.
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Alternatively, clicking the Align in X or Align in Y link labels displays the prompt Align Hole to picked
position and activates the Positioning Control toolbar. Any position, using any of the positioning control
options can be indicated to align the hole with in the specified direction. The X Offset or Y Offset values are
changed automatically to reflect the picked position.
Clicking the
button displays the prompt Pick a face on the penetrated object. A new hole position
may be picked on the panel using the cursor. The X Offset and Y Offset values are updated accordingly.
The Rotation textbox enables the rotation around the Z axis of the hole to be specified either by entering a
value in the textbox or using the up or down arrows to change the angle in 5 increments.
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Having specified all of the requirements for the hole, clicking the Apply button on the Hole Management
Free Hole Definition form will create the virtual hole.
The hole must be requested and approved using the Hole Association Manager form, covered in the
following section.
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11.7
Hole Management
In order to inform the structural department that a hole is required the hole needs to be requested using the
Hole Association Manager form. This form is opened by clicking the Manage Holes button on Hole
Management Utility form, or in the Penetrate group, selecting the Hole Manager option from the Holes
button options list.
11.7.1
This section allows the filtering of the Managed Holes to be displayed on the Hole Association Manager
form.
Current Element This displays any holes
associated with the currently selected element
only.
List of Elements This activates the Elements
to Manage section of the form. This will be
detailed later in this section
All Managed Holes This applies filtering to all
managed holes in the MDB
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Discipline This specifies holes for all disciplines or for a single discipline using
the options list.
Status This specifies holes at any status or specifies holes at a single status
using the options list.
Claimed This specifies holes in relation to their claimed state using the options
list.
Valid This specifies holes in relation to their validity or all holes regardless of
validity using the options list.
Invalid This includes the hole associations that have any bad references, invalid references or
invalid data.
The Display option is not relevant if the Current Element radio button is being used. The option will be
greyed out.
The Apply Filter link label refreshes the form according to the element and filtering options selected.
For instance, navigate to a PANEL element in the Model Explorer and select the Current Element radio
button. From the Discipline options list select Piping and click the Apply Filter link label. This will result in
only pipe elements that penetrate the single structural panel being displayed.
Alternatively selecting the List of Elements radio button will activate the Elements to Manage section of
the form. This allows a more specific approach regarding which structural panels to filter on.
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Alternatively clicking the Reset link label will populate the list with the CE only.
11.7.2
Show Tags
The Show Tags checkbox is an aid to identify the selected hole association in the 3D View.
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11.7.3
Translucent Penetrated
The Translucent Penetrated checkbox is also an aid to make the
penetrated item translucent in the 3D View. Using the default 3D
View settings this will have very little impact because the panels are
already translucent. However the effect can be seen below on a
panel which has had the default translucency changed.
11.7.4
Add to 3D View this adds the virtual hole, penetrated item and
penetrating item to the 3D View.
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11.7.5
The Hole Management form is now displayed. The top of the form shows the List of Holes detailing similar
information to the previous Hole Associations list..
There are also three foldup panels:
Hole
results
Hole History
validation
Originator Tasks
Reviewer Tasks
In this case the pipe designer is the creator of the hole and initially only the Originator Tasks of Request
and Delete Entry are available for use. The options that are available are dependent upon the current status
of the hole.
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The history of the hole can now be seen in the Hole History section of the form.
The request process has claimed the hole association which will prevent any further modification by the
reviewing discipline. To overcome this a Save/Unclaim option is available from the right click menu.
This is the same functionality as the standard Savework and Unclaim functionality used throughout
AVEVA E3D. It has been added to the right click options to improve the workflow for this procedure.
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Use the Add Pipe/HVAC button on the Managed Hole Utility form to add the pipes to the 3D
View.
Use the Copy Element With Offset function to copy PIPE /80-B-7 250mm in the Y direction.
Use the Create Penetration form for PIPE /100-C-17 to create a penetration From Pipe Spec
using an ATTA. Use the Circular Hole Type D type with a clearance of 75mm.
Use the Create Penetration form for PIPE /100-C-16 to create a penetration from the
Penetrations specification. Use the Circular Hole Type D with Kicker Plate type with a
clearance of 75mm.
Use the Managed Hole Utility form to set a clearance value of 50mm and with Panel element
selected use the Auto Penetrate CE button.
Use the Managed Hole Utility form to merge the holes for PIPE /80-B-7 and the copy. Use the
Modify CE button to create a Rectangular Hole Type HR with a Width of 450mm, Height of
200mm and Radius of 100mm.
Use Hole Association Manager form to Validate and Approve the holes.
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Primary System
System B
Process
Specification
A3B
Bore
250mm
Connected to /E1301/N2
Connection to /C1101/N2
Connected to /E1301/N3
Suggestion:ELBO 2 of Branch B1 should be positioned using the Through tab of the Move form.
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Primary System
System B
Process
Specification
A3B
Bore
80mm
Connected to /D1201/N2
Suggestion:As before, the Move form can be used to position the elbows to the explicit positions. The components from
the elbow to the gate valve of Branch1 and the components of Branch 2 are positioned fitting to fitting.
Consequently the tail positions are determined by the components overall dimensions.
The globe valve belonging to BRANCH B2 is selected from the HOLD specification.
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During preliminary routing a HOLD or Valve/Instrument specification can be used to select inline
components not available in the current pipe specification. This allows the components which have
preliminary information to be included in the route. The HOLD specification is used during this training
course to demonstrate this functionality, see also PIPE /50-B-9.
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Primary System
System A
Process
Specification
A1A
Bore
80mm
Direction = W
Position:
W 303000
N 309280
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Selecting the Branch Tail tab for BRAN /80-B14/B1 will display a connection type error. Click
the Reconnect button to change the
Connection value.
This will need to be repeated for BRAN /80-B-14/B2 unless the error was corrected manually.
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Primary System
Process System C
Specification
F1C
Bore
100mm
Direction = W
Insulation
50mm_Fibreglass
Position:-
Tracing
E-TRACING
Head Details:-
W 303000
N 308830
Tail Details:
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This will require the addition of two elbows. The head position
can then be determined by locking the West and North
positions and picking the leave of the second elbow as a
reference position. The elbows can then be deleted.
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Primary System
Process System B
Specification
A3B
Bore
100mm
Connected to /C1101/N1
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Primary System =
Process System A
Specification
A1A
Bore
150mm
Direction = W
Position:
W 303000
N 308080
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Primary System =
Process System B
Specification
A3B
Bore
100mm
Connected to /P1502B/N2
Connected to /C1106/N6
Connected to /P1502A/N2
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Primary System =
System B
Process
Specification
A3B
Bore
50mm
Connected to /P1501A/N2
Connected to /C1106/N4
Connected to /P1501B/N2
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CHAPTER 12
12 Data Consistency
12.1
Data Consistency
12.1.1
The data consistency checking utility, available within the Piping application, checks the design for
occurrences of the following types of error.
Angular Alignment - Checks that components which are to be connected together are aligned in the same
direction:
Angular Alignment - Checks that components
which are to be connected together are aligned in
the same direction
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12.1.2
The ratio of the offset to the projected distance between the p-arrive and p-leave p-points
(equivalent to the tangent of the angle parameter).
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In this case the Tube value is set to 50mm which will be used for all
sizes.
12.1.3
The report comprises a header, giving the date and time, followed by an itemised list of the elements being
checked, together with numbered diagnostic messages describing any potential problems.
An example showing errors:-
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12.1.4
With experience, the user will be able to identify which messages indicate errors which must be corrected,
and which are merely warnings of potential problems.
A full list of the data consistency diagnostic messages, each identified by a reference number can be
found in the Model Reference Manual of the AVEVA Everything3D Help.
As an example, a Pipe to Pipe connection, and some of the messages which might result will be considered.
The connection as shown is a valid one. If any of the connection types were changed, the following
messages may be witnessed:
A230
B230
D430
E730
LEAVE CONNECTION TYPE (of the Flange) NOT COMPATIBLE WITH TCONN
The connection types FBD-GBD in this example must be listed as compatible in the COCO tables.
12.1.5
The following examples explain the significance of some of the messages that user might be witnessed
during this training course:
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A 30
A200
A210
A230
A300
A310
A320
A330
A400
A410
A420
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C520
C530
C540
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D310
D320
D400
ARRIVE TUBE LESS THAN TUBE MINIMUM. ACTUAL TUBE LENGTH IS ...
The distance between the arrive ppoint of this component and the leave ppoint of the previous
component (or Head) is greater than zero and less than the specified minimum tube length (default:
100mm).
D410
D420
D430
D500
D600
D610
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LEAVE TUBE LESS THAN TUBE MINIMUM. ACTUAL TUBE LENGTH IS ...
The distance between the leave ppoint of the current component and the tail position, TPOS, is
greater than zero and less than the specified minimum tube length (default: 100mm).
E710
E720
E730
D740
D940
D930
ARRIVE SLOPE TOO STEEP, MAXIMUM SLOPE 0.3008, ACTUAL SLOPE 1.1458
The slope has been set at Pipe Branch level and the pipe is not sloped correctly.
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Use the Data Consistency Check form to check some of the pipes created in Exercise 8.
The Trainer will help with the interpretation of the diagnostic messages.
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CHAPTER 13
13 Clash Detection
This chapter provides an overview of the clash detection functionality that is available within AVEVA E3D.
The functionality is covered in detail on another training course but the use of the form is such an integral
part of the pipe modeling workflow in AVEVA E3D that it has to be mentioned in this guide as well.
13.1
For a full description of the AVEVA E3D Clash Detection functionality refer to TM-1802 Design Utilities
training guide.
13.2
When the form is opened it displays the information that was displayed
previously. In this case the form has not been used in the current session of
AVEVA E3D so it is empty.
Navigate to PIPE /100-B-8 and from the Clashes form click the Check CE link label.
Alternatively, if the form is not open navigate to the element to be checked and
in the Common group, select the Check CE option from the Clashes button
options list.
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It can be seen from the clashes that are being reported that this pipe needs to be modified to overcome the
obstructions.
13.2.1
Validation Philosophy
AVEVA E3D piping promotes the philosophy of check and modification before the Production Information is
created and distributed. This can be easily illustrated by a simple flow diagram showing how the process of
Design Check, Clash Check and Modify may be repeated until all aspects have been satisfied.
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Clash check as many of the pipes created in Exercise 8 as possible in the time permitted. It maybe
necessary to add element :WALKWAY /AREA01-WALKWAYS to the Exclusions list on the
Obstructions/Exclusions tab of the Clashes form. This is achieved by selecting the element in
the Model Explorer and clicking the Add button when the options list is set to Current Element.
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CHAPTER 14
14 Design Checker
14.1
Design Checker
Design Checker is a separate installation on top of the AVEVA E3D install.
The Design Checker utility allows design consistency checks, written as macros, to be added quickly and
easily to Model. Some simple design checks are supplied by AVEVA as part of the installation. These will be
expanded upon over time.
The Design Checker utility provides:
Standard reporting, to screen and file, of the results of a model consistency check.
The ability to add new checking functions tailored to the working practices employed by the
company or project.
Navigation to the elements that have failed the checks directly from the form.
Additional checks required by the user can be added to the standard consistency checks provided by
AVEVA. A check is a macro function which tests selected elements in the database, and reports back to the
Checker Results form whether the element has passed or failed the tests.
14.1.1
As mentioned above the Design Checker is a separate install to E3D. The following Warning form is
displayed if the Design Checker is not installed and the Checker form will have no Classes or Groups.
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If the Design Checker has been installed the form will appear as
shown.
When the Checker form is initially displayed, the Check Items list will be empty.
14.1.2
The Check Items list of the Checker form allows the specification of which elements are to be checked.
The Checks pane allows the selection of one or more check functions to be applied to those elements.
To add elements to the Check Items list, click Add and select an option from the drop-down menu.
CE
CE Members
Pick
Current Collection
Failed List
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Remove only becomes active when the Check Items list is populated.
All
Selected
CE
CE Members
Pick
Current Collection
To make it easier to interpret the check results, the elements can be highlighted in the 3D View.
To highlight items in the 3D View, click Highlight and select an option from the drop-down menu.
Highlight only becomes active when the Check Items list is populated.
Elements
Passed
Passed is an On/Off toggle. When on, shown by a tick on the menu, all elements
which pass subsequent checks will be highlighted.
Failed
Failed is an On/Off toggle. When on, shown by a tick on the menu, all elements
which fail subsequent checks will be highlighted.
Displays the Passed Colour form, when Passed is activated on the menu,
allowing the selection of a highlight colour for elements that pass the check.
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Displays the Failed Colour form, when Failed is activated on the menu, allowing
the selection of a highlight colour for elements that fail the check.
Allows the selected element to be cleared.
Allows all elements to be cleared.
14.1.3
Passed
Failed
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14.2
Classes
Piping Application
Groups
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The Drain Low Points check for all pipes owned by ZONE /ZONE-PIPING-AREA01.
For information relating to the administration of the Design Checker utility refer to Appendix - E
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CHAPTER 15
15 Production Checks
The Production Checks functionality allows pipe pieces and pipe spools to be checked in order to bring
them to production readiness in accordance with the user defined fabrication machines. The fabrication
checks are run against the criteria set against the fabrication machines. These are currently limited to pipe
bending and automatic flange welding machines.
The Production Checks method can be considered as an alternative to the Spool module. For further
information relating to Spool refer to TM-1851 AVEVA Everything3D Spooler training guide.
For the purposes of this chapter PIPE /40-B-10 will be modified to include
bends and extra flanges and PIPE /40-B-20 will be added. To do this on
the Tools tab, in the Training group click the Setup button to display the
Training Setup form. From the Piping tab in the Extras section, check
the Production Checks Update Chapter15 checkbox and click the
Apply button.
15.1
Definitions
The Production Checks functionality frequently refers to sections of the pipe as Pipe Spools and Pipe
Pieces. As a result, this terminology needs to be understood.
15.1.1
Pipe Spools
15.1.2
Pipe Pieces
A pipe piece is the lowest level in the fabrication
hierarchy of a pipe. It relates to a continuous piece of
tube that can be fabricated from stock material. The
pipe piece holds references to the components at
the start and end of the piece. The system derives
the pipe piece.
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15.2.1
Production checks are performed in accordance with the fabrication machines that are selected using the
options below the Setup Production Checks section of the Pipe Production Checks form.
The system checks the pipe pieces against the bending and flange welding machines that are nominated in
the default list. This allows the system to identify and assign the fabrication machines.
To select the default bending machine and flange
welding machine to be used in the production
checks, click the Select Default Fabrication
Machines link label.
15.2.2
Checking the Include End Excess check box, will result in the system automatically adding excess pipe
material to the end of the pipe piece if needed. Checking the Include Feed Excess check box, will result in
the system adding feed excess to the pipe piece if needed.
End and feed excesses are the additional material quantities required by the bending machine to bend the
pipe. This is required for the clamp and loading length of the selected machine and will eventually become
waste. The customer will decide the standard approach for this setting which will be applicable to all users.
For instance it may be a requirement for the user to have these boxes unchecked. This will require the user
to evaluate the route and fitting positions if an excess is required.
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15.2.3
Auto-naming enables the automatic naming of new spools during generation. Consequently this needs to be
set up prior to the use of the Generate Spools link label. When selected, each newly created spool will be
automatically named using the auto-naming rules. If auto-naming is turned off then spools will be given
default names (Spool1, Spool2...).
The auto-naming of pipe spools is already set up for the Training project.
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15.2.4
Generating Spools
The Generate Spools link label will create a single PSLIST element which
owns the PSPOOL (pipe spools) elements and PPLIST elements(s) which
own the PPIECE (pipe piece) elements.
15.2.5
If there is a requirement to subsequently create bending machine NC data, it is recommended that the pipe
pieces are auto-named to aid recognition later. It is best for this to be performed at this stage.
Navigate to the pipe in the Model Explorer. On the
Tools tab, in the Tools group, select the CE Offspring
option from the Autoname button options list.
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15.3
The Pipe Production Checks form now displays the Pipe Spools etc. The form has four new sections that
allow control of the different aspects of the production checks on the pipe and spool level.
Pipe Spools - this section shows the spools for the
currently selected pipe.
Pipe Tasks -this section shows tasks relating to the entire
pipe and includes:
Tasks for Spool - this section shows tasks that are related
to the currently selected spool and include:
Validate Spool
- this runs the production checks
against the currently selected spool
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15.3.1
Validation
The Pipe Spools section of the form indicates the
Production Status of the spools belonging to the current
pipe. Initially production check will need to be run against
every spool in the pipe, to do this click the Validate Pipe
link label from the Pipe Tasks section of the form. To run
checks against a single pipe spool select Validate Spool.
These options run the production checks and show the
results in the lower pane of the form
The production checks run using the fabrication machines
associated with the individual pipe piece of the spool.
Consequently if no machines are associated with the pipe
piece, as is the often the case when initially validating, then
the system will check against all machines defined in the
default machine list.
When the checks have been performed the Pipe Spools section displays the results of the check for each
spool. There are three possible production status values:
Successful
Failed
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15.3.3
The Detailed Results information may be expanded to display more information by clicking on the fold-up
panel button.
15.3.4
The production information for the pipe piece can also be modified. This is done by clicking the Modify
Production Information link label.
This is used to change the fabrication machines, and also modify the end and feed excess.
An example where this could be used is if the feed excess has to be longer than the clamp length in
order for the pipe to be placed in a saw for removal of the excess.
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15.3.5
To change or assign a bending machine or flange welding machine select the appropriate link label. If no
machine is associated with the pipe piece then the Change Bending/Welding Machine link label will read
Assign Bending/Welding Machine.
If the tube is straight then there are no bending machine options. If there are no pre welded flanges then
there will be no flange welding machine options.
In the current Training project there is only one machine that is capable of bending the selected pipe
piece.
Select the required machine and then click the Apply button. To cancel any changes and go back to the
previous screen, click the Back button.
After selecting a new machine click the Accept Changes link label at the
bottom of the panel.
15.3.6
15.3.7
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15.3.9
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The Pipe Production Checks alert form is displayed asking Are you sure you want to remove all pipe
spools and pipe pieces associated with the pipe? click the Yes button to remove or the No button to
cancel.
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The information for Spool Generation and Validation can be saved to file using the Save button or printed
using the Print button.
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The use of the option from the Training Setup form at the start of this chapter added PIPE /40-B20 to the model. Use the Production Checks form to verify this pipe. There are several errors with
this pipe that will need to be remedied before the pipe will successfully validate.
Make the changes in Model to ensure all spools validate successfully for PIPE /40-B-20.
/200-B-4
/100-B-8
/100-B-2
/80-B-14
/250-B-5
/80-B-7
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CHAPTER 16
16 Creating Isometrics
Detail Isometric production is the subject of another course. However, since it is likely to be a requirement of
the piping designer, the basic techniques, of what is a simple operation are covered here.
Before the creation of Isometric plots the pipes should be free from clashes and data consistency errors.
16.1
Unlike the pipe sketch functions the creation of Isometrics does not require the pipes to have been
processed by the Pipe Production Checks utility.
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16.2
For further information relating to the use of the Isodraft module and its administration refer to TM-1873
AVEVA Everything3D Isodraft Administration.
Prior to the creation of the isometrics it may be necessary to split the pipes into logical section using the
Spool module. Refer to TM-1851 AVEVA Everything3D Spooler for details.
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Create Pipe and System Isometrics for the pipes created in the previous chapters.
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CHAPTER 17
17 Creating Pipe Sketches in Draw
The following chapter deals with the creation of pipe sketches that are required as an output in order to
fabricate the spools prior to installation. The sketches include dimensions and scale drawings of a pipe spool
along with tables of relevant manufacturing information.
Using the AVEVA E3D Automatic Drawing Production (ADP), pipe sketches can be produced automatically
using pipes that have been validated by the Pipe Production Checks utility in the Model application. This is
performed using the Draw module of AVEVA E3D.
17.1
On the Project tab, select the Modules option and click the Draw tile access the Draw module
A default screen layout will be displayed comprising the Microsoft Office Fluentbased user interface
and an Active Properties and Properties forms.
On the Tools tab, in the Explorers group, click the Draw Explorer and Model Explorer buttons to display
the Draw Explorer and Model Explorer respectively.
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17.2
Creating a Registry
In order for the pipes sketches to be stored an owning Registry (REGI) must be selected using the form, as
shown later. It may be necessary to create the Registry and name it according to the area or system being
sketched to aid navigation at a later date.
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17.3
To create the pipe sketches, navigate to the correct position in the Model Explorer, i.e. Zone or Pipe. A list
of spools can then be obtained for the CE. On the Auto tab, in the Create group, click the Pipe Sketches
button to display the Pipe Sketches form. Failure to navigate to the correct type of element will result in an
Error form being displayed.
Search Results
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17.3.1
This is the name of the root design element, and must be either a zone or a pipe. The textbox can be
populated using the CE button or by typing in the name.
17.3.2
Include spools with names matching the text the user enters, either
wholly or partially.
Production Status
This offers three options via an options list, Any, Valid, and Not
Valid.
Any
Valid
Not Valid
Sketch Status
This offers three options via an options list, Any, Created and Not
Created.
Any
Created
Not Created
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17.3.3
Search Results
Name
Valid
TRUE or FALSE, depending on whether the pipe spool has been validated in Model
using the Pipe Production Checks form.
Sketch
If the sketch has been created this field displays the name of the resulting drawing, if the
sketch has not yet been created this field displays FALSE.
Drawn
This field gives the date that the drawing was created. If no drawing exists the field will
display ---. If the search finds more than one drawing then it will display the number of times
the drawing has been created, i.e. 2 times, 3 times etc.
The Search Results list also has a right click menu with
following options:-
Select All
Clear Selection
Print Sketch
Delete Sketch
The Print Sketch and Delete Sketch options are inactive until the pipe sketch has been created.
17.3.4
Log File
The system records the progress of the creation process as text that is written to a file.
This field shows the file name the system will write to. The system overwrites the file if it
has already been used.
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17.3.5
Create Sketches
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APPENDIX A
Therefore with the P2 PDIST value being (PWALLT(1) + 2mm) for a 100NB pipe with a wall thickness of
3.18mm the flange offset will be 3.18 + 2mm = 5.18 mm
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Consider the illustration shown below, if the wall thickness is 3.18 mm the flange allowance value would be
10 x 3/18 = 31.8 mm.
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Q LWALLT
Q AWALLT
Q HWALLT
Q TWALLT
Q WTEREF(Ppoint number)
Q ATWREF
Q LTWREF
Q PWALLT(Ppoint number)
Q LTWALL
Q ATWALL
Q SCHED/ULE
Q PCWALL
Q PA WALL
Q PL WALL
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Tube corrosion
Q LCORRO
Q ACORRO
Q TCORRO
Q HCORRO
Q PCORRO/SION(Ppoint number)
Q LTCORR
Q ATCORR
Q PA CORROSION
Q PL CORROSION
Flange Allowance
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APPENDIX B
Enter Value
Snap to Point
Cancel
The following options are available from the Move Handle option:
Enter Value
Snap to Point
These options behave in the same manner as those described previously, but only to reposition the handle
as opposed to the selection.
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Enter Value
Orient to Point
Align with Direction
Align with
Cancel
The following options are available from the Rotate Handle option:
Enter Value
Orient to Point
Align with
To World
With the exception of To World, these options behave in the same manner as those described previously,
but only to rotate the handle as opposed to the selection.
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Enter Offset
Align
Align with Feature
Connect
Move Handle
Distance Feedback
Cancel
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Enter Offset
This also presents the Explicit Distance form which allows an absolute
distance value to be entered from the previous components origin.
This allows identification of features with which to align, along the selected
routing direction.
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Slope Angle
This sets the mode. When selected, no slope will be applied to the pipe leg
when the handle is dragged.
This presents the Set Slope Angle
form which allows a slope angle to be
specified.
Orient To Point
This directs the handle directly to a point feature or rotates about the vertical
axis maintaining horizontal offset when a linear feature is identified.
This allows the identification of features, usually ppoints. The handle will
then be directed to the same direction as the selected feature.
Explicit Direction
Component Choice
Distance Feedback
The following options are only available when the branch has a Slope Ref set that defines the angle of the
slope:-
Normal to Feature
This allows the identification of features with which to align the handle whilst
allowing for the currently set slope.
Default Slope Up
The slopes the resulting pipe up in accordance with the slope ref value when
the handle is dragged.
The slopes the resulting pipe down in accordance with the slope ref value
when the handle is dragged.
There are two additional options available when the branch has a slope ref
set. Show True Length (shows the feedback as a value along the axis of
the sloping leg) and Show Orthogonal Length (shows the values as
horizontal and vertical components)
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Cancel
The following options are available when Feature Highlighting is active and the identified feature is the
opposing Route handle.
Extend
Complete
Cancel
Enter Value
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APPENDIX C
Once this information exists against a routed pipe the insulation can be displayed. On the 3D View tab, in
the Settings group, click the Graphics button to display the Graphics Settings form. The Representation
tab contains an Insulation Visibility / Translucency options list allowing the translucency of the insulation to
be set.
Sometimes insulation may not be required over the total length of the branch, for example the section of a
pipe upstream of a feature may not require insulation. The insulation can be terminated at a component in
the pipe by setting the components Insulation Specification attribute (Ispec) to Nulref. This will remove
the insulation from the component and the implied pipe downstream of the component. The insulation can
be removed from further components in the pipe if required, using the same method.
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Click
the
Yes
button
on
the
Confirm form.
Navigate to the ATTA and from the right mouse button context sensitive menu select Attributes Set the
Spkbrk attribute to True by clicking the check box.
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The gaps in insulation can also be seen on the isometric produced for the pipe. The gaps in the dashed line
show the areas where the insulation was removed.
The Branch contains a pseudo attribute of INLENGTH that can be reported on.
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If a piping isometric is produced the tracing on the pipe will be shown as a chain-dotted line.
The Branch contains a pseudo attribute of TRLENGTH that can be reported on.
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APPENDIX D
In this workflow the Originator creates the virtual hole and then either requests it or deletes the entry.
Once requested, the Originator may cancel the request and delete the entry prior to it being reviewed.
If requested and not cancelled or deleted, the Reviewer checks the hole details and, if OK, approves the
hole, thereby creating the actual hole.
If the Reviewer rejects the hole then the Originator can either modify the virtual hole and re-request the
hole or cancel the request and delete the entry.
In this workflow the actual hole has been created. The Originator decides that the hole is now redundant
and sets its status to Redundant.
Before the Originator can delete the entry the Reviewer must agree that the hole is redundant.
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In this workflow the actual hole has been created. The Reviewer, possibly due to changed conditions,
decides to reject the hole. The Originator has the option to:
Modify the hole and re-request it, whereby it will go through the normal review and approval cycle.
Cancel the request, in which case the virtual hole details remain
Delete the entry, in which case the entire hole is deleted and the virtual hole and association
deleted. The actual hole is deleted and the panel restored to its original state.
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APPENDIX E
The creation and modification of the checks is normally an administrative function. Consequently a
piping design user will only be allowed to view the information.
On the Admin tab, in the Data Checker group, click the Config
button to display the Data Checker Configuration form.
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Classes
Piping Application
Groups
If there are any rules that can be modified the Edit Rule
Data button is active.
Clicking Edit Rule Data button will open the following form.
From the information on the form it can be seen that the Vent High Points check covers the following:
Will show all High Points (un-ticked shows just the highest point)
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The detail of the Valve Stem Orientation check that was used in
the exercise of the Design Checker chapter is as follows:
From the relevant options list select:
Classes
Piping Application
Groups
The check indicates that with the exception of Sea Water a valve
stem can be rotated from the vertical between 0 and 45deg. In the
case of Sea Water the Valve Stem must always be vertical.
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The appearance of the form assumes that the Pipe Pieces have been named as described in section
15.2.5. Auto-naming at this stage in the work flow will require the pipes to be validated a second time.
Once the file name has been selected the information can be output to the file using the Create Report
button.
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F.2 NC Outputs
The following criteria needs to be satisfied for valid outputs to be available:
The pipe must have been through Production Checks process to have a pipe piece list and
member pipe pieces.
If the first two criteria are not satisfied the pipe pieces will not be shown on the form.
If the last two criteria are not satisfied the pipe pieces will appear on the form but the output created will
indicate that the criteria have not been satisfied.
If the pipe piece needs to be validated the grid will indicate this with a FALSE entry in the Valid column and
the Bending Machine column will have an Unset value.
Alternatively, if the pipe piece has been validated but the bend has been designated as a manual bend the
grid will be indicate this with a TRUE entry in the Valid column, but the Bending Machine will again be
Unset.
Clicking the Browse button allows navigation to the desired location and entering of the file name. Click the
Save button to confirm the file name and location.
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Another Confirm form will inform that the file has been
created and ask whether it is to be viewed on screen. Click
the Yes button to view the file.
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